The Republican journal., 1887-10-27
Maine Matters.


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to that in vogue upon quite number Of prom
inent western roads is being projected at the
headquarters of the Maine Central road in Port
land. Officers will he chosen from employees
and bylaws drawn up. Membership is optional
with the men. 1t is understood that an assess
ment of fifty cents a month and one dollar
! additional in ease of n members death, Ito 90
to the family of the deceascCD will be made.
which will insure members Sc per week sick
benefit, and substantial sum to their family
in ease of death.
An order has been issued by the management
Of the Maine Central railroad to every trainman
| upon its lines and to others whose duties are in
any way connected with moving trains, in re-
gard to the necessity of protecting the rear Of
| trains when stopped at stations OF elsewhere on
| the road. 1t is not new. hut issued with refer
cncc TO the recent disaster in the west, that
| employees may bear in mind the great necessity
| Of protecting the rear of trains.
| In the three months of July, August and
| September of this year. the amount of baggage
handled by the Maine Central shows a great in
crease over the corresponding period of last
| year. This year the number of pieces handled
| in three months is 220.5iS, against 2l3.SS1
| handled in the three corresponding months Of
| 1856.
A lucky Maine Central brakeman has Just
drawn $1,000 in a lottery.
TIE DISRUPTION or THE W. c. 7. L.
| The christian women Of Maine who con
| stitute that praiseworthy reformatorv organ
zaton, the W. c. 7. T.. are very properly
| entering their protest against the attempt Of
Miss Willard and others to annex that organ
ization to the political party Of which Coy. st.
| John is the chief apostle. One union has al
ready withdrawn from the organization and
others are likely to follow suit. As we intimate
| ed last week, the action was extremely unwise
and can only result in disaster to an organizes
ton which has done effective service for temper
ance in the past. No temperance association can
succeed in its work as an annex to political
party, much less Il society composed entirely Of
| women, who can have no part or lot in the
management OF political parties or in snap
| ing legislation, save in an indirect manner.
| [i5rigeton News.
THE UNITED WOKKMEN.
| The nineteenth anniversary of the Ancient
I Order of United Workmen was to take place
| at Meonian Hall, Augusta. yesterday. This is
a State affair and promised to be Il large gath
| ering from Lodges all over the State. Each of
the New England States celebrates this anni-
yersary the same day. The order is growing
| fast the membership in the United States has
| already reached 1872 000; in the New England
States 1900. In this state there are already
30 lodges with membership of 5000 13 lodges
! in kennebec county. During the past month
the order has received the largest growth OF
| any month since its organization. The commit
! tee of arrangements are Hon. James W ymouth
OF oldtown. Past Grand Master Of the New
| England Jurisdiction, and Parker Spotford.
| Esq, OF Bucksport. grand oNersccr of the
4 Grand Lodge of New England.
| WITHDRAWAL OF w. q. z. L. FROM THE
STATE ORGANIZATION.
The Pennington Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union has withdrawn from the state OF
! ganization of ". {. I. Us on account of the
stand taken by The State organization at the an
nual meeting at Auburn endorsing the prohibit
tory third party. The Union was organized
i by the State President, Mrs l.. VI. n Stevens
/ of Stroudwater, nearly year and half ago. and
/ has become one of the largest and most iniue
| tial unions in Maine. 1t is doing. and ever has
done Il noble work for temperance in Farming
ton, and does not believe in, or desire. political
enlanglcmcntS. Not q dissenting vote. it is said
was cast against withdrawing.
SCHOOLS AND SCHOLARS.
There are 214,000 scholars enrolled on the
public school list of Maine with an actual attei.-
! dance of 146, 900. OF these scholars 50, 900 are
! III the Maine Sunday Schools, either regularly
or occasional -many of them Scmi-occa.
| ionallv. At the recent Maine SUNDAY School
Convention in Gardiner the subjects of incrcaS
ing the attendance and of improving the in
structons in the sunday Schools were disnsl>s-
| ed. and few questions are more important.
| The Sunday scholar graduates very Young.
| After twelve years OF age it is difficult holding
| the boys, though the girls are more easily in
duccd to continue. Probably not more than
in of the children and youth of school are in
the school.
TIE DEN. COM. ""RGANIzE' AGAIN.
The Democratic state committee which has
shown great activity all this wear in rc-organi-
ling itself. has again accomplished that fire.
uuent feat. The net results OF the latest re-ar-
rangemcnt which took place cat Watcrvillc last
| week, is an executive cohort COMPOSED of
Charles Baker of Belfast. y, IT, Greeley. Of
Ellsworth, +. w. knowltou. of i;recnyillc.
and Charles NJ. Foster, Of Richmond. with
National Committeeman William II, Clifford ~
centurion to lead them in Tie thick of tlc fr;y.
The Democratic legion viii be under tie .sni-
cral SUPERVISION ot1he Hon. !. :. Brow, a.
formerly. Portland Press 9th.
IN GENERAL.
Pennington VILLAGE is now Iirhted with rlrc-
tricity anH is TO have n new system of sewer
ace.
The Boston market Is suppIied with Aroo,
took mutton by the Eastern Fresh Meat co Of
IIoulton. From 100 TO COO sheen md laIuI,s
are Slaughtered daily.
Congressman Din@Icv has recommended Ed
mund NJ. Leary of Jefferson as uriucinal' NM,
David b. Metcalf of Damarjsco1fa n, aItcrnn,n
for a cadctshjp at West Point.
Woodmap. True 4 Co.. heavy ,rv rood,
dealers of Portland. have sI,snendeJ. Thrir
liabilities are placed at about $40 600. The
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